Resident Evil 5 coming to 360, PS3

[Sourabh]

Resident Evil 5 coming to 360, PS3

Capcom's flagship horror survival series will infect both Microsoft and Sony's next-generation consoles.

Since January, GameCube owners have been the only American gamers able to enjoy Resident Evil 4. But while the best-selling, critically lionized title will arrive on US PlayStation 2s in the fall, it looked like Xbox owners would never be able to help Leon S. Kennedy slay the series' signature undead hordes.

However, today Capcom announced that Resident Evil 5 is coming to Microsoft's next-generation console, the Xbox 360, as well as Sony's PlayStation 3. The announcement came in the form of a press release on the English-language section of the Investor Relations part of Capcom's Japanese corporate Web site.

The news came as only a small surprise, as Capcom executives had declared their admiration for both Sony's and Microsoft's next-gen consoles when they were unveiled in mid-May. "Utilizing the PlayStation 3['s] and Xbox 360['s] unprecedented power, Resident Evil 5 promises to revolutionize the series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism, and control," read the release.

The announcement of an Xbox 360 Resident Evil 5 does mark an increasing change of heart for Capcom. Traditionally, the company has given Microsoft's current-generation console, the Xbox, only tepid support in the form of rereleases of older titles such as Genma Onimusha. However, that changed during this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, with the unveiling of Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance and Final Fight: Streetwise, two top holiday titles that will ship on the Xbox and PlayStation 2 simultaneously.

Read More/Source: GameSpot

[Nemesis]

Wow that's great news!! So does this mean that Nintendo don't get any more RE? And that after an exclusive license!! Considering that RE4 looked extremely on the GC, I presume that RE5 will be a graphical wonder on next-gen.

[tarey_g]

for xbx360 and ps3, yea well capcom has not released a single game for pc after the release of dino crisis for pc. so pc gamers should not expect anything

[Sourabh]

Check the official teaser vid from IGN,Gamespot around 7Mb for low quality and 22 Mb for the high quality.

The near 1 minute video has the same hazy & gloomy effect as was seen in the RE4- i guess they are continuing the same thing to give it a spooky feeling. Just check out the sound in it. And ofcourse last but not the least you surely can see some zombies in the video

Hehe Biohazard 5 is coming soon to a next-gen console near you.

Edit: Download the video from Rapidshare | 20.1 Mb

[Hells_Fury]

Resident Evil 4 is coming out for the PS2 soon.

[Sourabh]

New Resident Evil 5 Screenshots have been posted in the TeamXbox Website. If you though the video was too gloomy and hazy too inconclusive to say anything, check these real HDTV resolution pics from the xbox 360 itself.

Find the gallery here

[tarey_g]

This is absolutely what HDTV is supposed to be

[Sourabh]

Resident Evil 5 Storyline:

Points:

1) Chris Redfield Returns
2) The Game will take place in a fictitious South American country
3) Most open RE game ever
4) Enemies have been given a total makeover and are more intelligent
5) Hundreds of Buggers at one time wanting to take a chunk out of your neck
6) Heat will play a central role in the game
7) Players would need to stay in caves to stave off the high heat sun if they want to live

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